In this three-part flipcam interview on the pool terrace of the Sunset Plaza Hotel, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg talks about how he came to be cast in the period dramedy, working with the Coen brothers, and how he is handling his serious good fortune. The fall release is likely to earn kudos with critics’ groups at year’s end and could be a factor with the Oscars as well. Will the Academy actors recognize this theater star, or is he too unknown? Well, he has now arrived. Next up: a major HBO series, Martin Scorsese’s Boardwalk Empire.
Video one (two and three are on the jump):
Stuhlbarg thought A Serious Man was a broad comedy. What makes it so sad? Carter Burwell’s score.
Stuhlbarg talks about the Coens’ hands-off process:
by Anne Thompson, posted to Awards, Oscars, Directors, Coens, Genres, Independents, Studios, Universal/Focus Features, Video, Interviews on November 13, 2009 at 9:29am PST | Permalink | Comments (4)
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